How did Governor Thomas Hutchinson attempt to ensure that the official tea in port at Boston would be unloaded?
He personally supervised the unloading of the tea under armed guard.
He arrested members of the Sons of Liberty as they met with the ship captains.
He signed papers allowing the tea ships to enter the harbor and unload their tea cargo.
He refused papers allowing the ships to depart harbor without unloading their tea.
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To understand how Governor Thomas Hutchinson attempted to ensure that the official tea in port at Boston would be unloaded, we can analyze the available options:
1. He personally supervised the unloading of the tea under armed guard.
This option suggests that Governor Hutchinson himself physically oversaw the unloading of the tea while ensuring armed guards were present. However, this was not the method he used in this case.
2. He arrested members of the Sons of Liberty as they met with the ship captains.
This option implies that Governor Hutchinson detained members of the Sons of Liberty who were trying to negotiate with the ship captains to prevent them from unloading the tea. However, this was also not how he attempted to ensure the tea's unloading.
3. He signed papers allowing the tea ships to enter the harbor and unload their tea cargo.
This option suggests that Governor Hutchinson granted permission, through official documentation, for the tea ships to enter the harbor and unload their cargo. This allowed the tea to be legally brought into Boston and unloaded.
4. He refused papers allowing the ships to depart harbor without unloading their tea.
This option implies that Governor Hutchinson denied the necessary documents to the ships, preventing them from leaving the harbor without unloading the tea first. This would have put pressure on the ship owners to ensure the tea was unloaded.
Based on the given options, the correct answer is: He signed papers allowing the tea ships to enter the harbor and unload their tea cargo. Governor Hutchinson's role was to authorize and facilitate the entry of the tea ships into the harbor, allowing them to unload their cargo.